Ohio River - Lock #19
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Tallmans · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 2.0 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- West Virginia DNR Wildlife Resources Section
- Coordinates
- 39.25523, -81.69186
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of July 21, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV gauge · USGS, 6.9 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV, 6.9 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 192.3 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Belleville Pool Ohio River
Hydrographic survey of July 21, 2026 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 47.7 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Belpre Public Ramp · 5.2 mi · Ohio River
- Coolville Ramp · 5.8 mi · Hocking River
- Veto Lake Wildlife Area · 6.2 mi · Veto Lake
- Lee Creek Carry-in Access · 7.5 mi · Lee Creek
- Little Kanwaha River - Corning Park · 8.4 mi · Little Kanawha River
- Belleville Boat Ramp · 8.5 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -81.69186,39.25523 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.